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	23-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists recant [ ri-KANT ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   (tr. v.) to revoke or pull back (esp. a statement or belief) publicly (intr. v.) to revoke or pull back a statement or belief publicly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The police were compelled to recant their statement that the victim had committed suicide after the post mortem report was made public.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hasbro agreed to recant their misleading claims through advertising, relabeling and repackaging, and by paying a penalty of $120,000. National Geographic , The Truth about "Germ-Free" Toys & Sponges   nonpareil [ non-puh'-REL ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) not having any equal 2. (n.) someone or something that has no equal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Harold Robbins is widely regarded as a nonpareil among best selling novelists.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That's what you get when two colossal clubs unfurl the talents of Trezeguet, Del Piero, Rui Costa, Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi and Paolo Maldini, that dark-eyed nonpareil of a defender. The Telegraph, Assured case for defence can sweep away paranoia, By Paul Hayward, 27 May 2003   niggardly [ NIG-erd-lee ]   [ adjective, adverb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The niggardly reward given to sportspersons in this country is the main reason why India fares poorly in international sports events.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not "contemplate without serious apprehension". Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005   rambunctious [ ram-BUHNGK-shuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   excessively boisterous; difficult to handle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The famous band put on an unforgettable performance in front of thousand of their rambunctious fans.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Its rambunctious atmosphere was captured by Emile Zola in his 1873 novel Le Ventre de Paris (The Belly of Paris). CNN, Central Paris treasure awaits discovery, By Mark Tungate, July 17, 2008   insurgent [ in-SUR-juh' nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) rebellious, opposed to authority or mutinous 2. (n.) one who indulges in insurgent activities or one who revolts against authority   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The leader of the insurgent group went into hiding in Burma to prevent being captured by security forces.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Yet on Thursday, on Thai television a man claiming to represent 11 insurgent groups announced an immediate ceasefire. BBC, Thai insurgents 'call ceasefire' , By Jonathan Head, 17 July 2008   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. 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